From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

But after he finished speaking, apart from the silver-eyed nun, the five lamas, and the fifteen others who either remained calm or suddenly realized something, as if they had learned "new knowledge," the rest of the people, except for Jiang Liu, looked at him with slightly strange eyes.

"What's wrong? Isn't this Zanggugou a complex type of ravine?" Zhang Zhiwei asked, puzzled as to why Lu Jin, Partridge Whistle, and the others looked at him so strangely.

"Brother Zhang, you might not know—"

Hua Ling's cheeks flushed slightly as she whispered, "These ten names are fine on their own, but when they're put together, they always evoke other thoughts."

"what?"

Zhang Zhiwei was taken aback and wanted to ask for clarification, but seeing Hua Ling's face turn red, he quickly realized something and waved his hand, saying, "No need to explain, I understand!"

"Hahaha!"

Lu Jin burst out laughing and teased, "'Senior Brother,' seeing you so seriously describing these ten aura formations related to ravines and valleys, I can't help but feel a little uneasy."

"Tch, this is what those ten terms really look like!"

Zhang Zhiwei, however, was not embarrassed. He calmly said, "Some words do need to evolve with the times, but some words are better left to their original form!"

# Chapter 1012 The Situation Has Changed

"Seriously."

Seeing Zhang Zhiwei's serious expression, Jiang Liu smiled and began to talk about the situation in the winding corridor... ah, I mean, the bone-hiding gully. "In short, there is no wind or rain here. From a physical point of view, it's just that the winding path here creates a barrier when the wind blows, isolating it from the air above the gully."

However, in truth, this Bone-Hiding Valley was indeed a powerful formation, at least when the Demon Kingdom still existed.

In today's terms—

It has largely lost its effectiveness.

If a place is detrimental to the evolution of the Earth's own celestial sphere, it will slowly disappear over time.

The main body of this Bone-Hiding Valley should have been formed naturally, but it was modified later due to the establishment of the Demon Kingdom, which is why the Qi structure was completely formed.

However, things created later in life have one drawback compared to those created innately—

It is easily damaged.

If not regularly maintained, it will eventually return to its natural state.

The reason why the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Grain can be preserved for many years is because the "one-line sky" is straight, and the wind flows through it smoothly.

However, this Zanggugou Valley is winding and meandering. When the Qi enters it, it inevitably swirls around the corners. In addition, with the changing seasons, rainwater will always seep in and erode the rock walls, which will inevitably lead to the disruption of the Qi pattern and make it difficult to be effective.

hum!

Just then, the ground trembled slightly, and even though the wind and snow were howling above, Fifteen, an ordinary person, could hear it.

"earthquake?"

Partridge Whistle's expression changed. "Staying in this narrow ravine is not a good idea."

"It's not an earthquake."

Fifteen took off the large sword from his back, his face serious. "It seems we're out of luck; we've encountered a pack of wolves."

rumble!

A dozen meters ahead, wild buffalo fell from the crack above, colliding with the cliffs on both sides of the Zanggu Gully, smashing down a lot of rocks, and finally falling to the ground. Although they were not completely shattered, all the bones in their bodies were broken, and the parts that collided with the walls and hit the ground were bloody and mangled.

"Whoa!"

Zhang Zhiwei exclaimed in amazement, "These wolves of Kunlun are so clever! They actually know how to use the natural terrain to hunt, driving the cattle to the top of Zanggugou, causing them to slip and fall..."

and also.

"It would be strange if the falling prey, hitting the ditch wall, didn't disrupt the natural flow of energy here!"

Jiang Liu, however, had a different feeling. He noticed that after the panicked wild buffaloes broke several protruding rocks on the gully wall, the primordial chaos within the Hidden Bone Gully seemed to become more active...

"I don't understand the concept of 'qi' (vital energy), but last year when I went to Kunlun to collect herbs, I passed by Zanggugou and saw a pack of wolves driving two Tibetan bears to the outside of Zanggugou."

Fifteen recounted an old story: "Last time, I was in a more prominent position."

The village elders say that Zanggugou is the place of death for the animals in the mountains; if they die here, they will be reborn as humans in the next life.

But only I know that this is where the wolves drive their prey.

I told the villagers this, but they just didn't believe me. They thought I was blinded by the snow and had misread it.

"Waaah!"

Just then, a deep growl sounded from around the corner ahead, and a gray wolf with eerie green eyes poked its head out.

Then, a second, a third, a fourth... a total of nine wolves emerged from the corner and lay prone.

Everyone turned around.

There were also nine-headed wolves behind them, their green eyes wide open and their shoulders relaxed, as if they had already regarded Jiang Liu and his group as prey.

Lu Jin calmly took out the nine-foot nail from the Ghost Crafting Ball, and was about to kill it when Partridge Whistle stopped him and laughed, "Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? Leave it to us."

The old foreigner pulled out a short blade from his waist, while Hua Ling pulled out a paper umbrella. The two of them charged towards the wolf pack in front of Zanggugou, one after the other.

Partridge Whistle took a deep breath, stepped onto the cliff, leaped to the back, grabbed a paper fan, and rushed into the pack of nine wolves. With a flick of his wrist, using the paper umbrella as a stick, he struck one of the wolves in the waist.

With a "crack," the wolf whimpered and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up again.

As the saying goes:

A head of copper, a forehead of iron, and a waist like tofu.

A blow to the waist is enough to kill a wolf.

Having killed one wolf, Partridge Whistle used the recoil from the attack to swing his paper umbrella at another wolf, hitting it on the head.

boom!

Although it is said to have a copper head and an iron forehead, it is not actually made of copper or iron. The paper umbrella in Partridge Whistle's hand looks like paper, but it is actually made of the skin of a wild beast and soaked in a secret medicine. Its umbrella ribs are made of red copper, so how tough is it?

With a single blow, a large hole was pierced through the second wolf's head, revealing a red and white object.

Facing the remaining seven wolves, Partridge Whistle shrank back, opened his paper fan like a peacock spreading its tail, and pushed it forward, instantly slamming three of the white wolves that pounced at him to the ground. Then, using the umbrella handle as support, he stood upside down, doing a 360-degree flip, his legs swinging and causing the air to explode, sending the remaining four gray wolves flying backward, unable to get up again.

From start to finish, it took only half a minute before the nine-headed wolf was already dead.

Looking at the old foreigner and Hua Ling, the former was also swift. With one hand, he reached down and grabbed the chin of the wolf that was pouncing on him. With the other hand, he held the broken blade and stabbed it into the throat. Then he kicked it away and didn't care anymore. The latter opened the paper umbrella, spun and flipped to defend against the wolf that was pouncing on him. At the same time, she pushed the wolf towards the old foreigner and told him to finish it off.

With their combined efforts, the two managed to kill eight wolves in just two or three minutes. The last one tried to escape, but Partridge Whistle threw a paper umbrella at it, striking it in the waist and rendering it unable to get up again.

At this point, all eighteen wolves had perished.

clap clap clap!

Jiang Liu clapped his hands and praised, "The Mountain-Moving Taoist's skills are indeed remarkable."

"Compared to your supernatural powers and magic, Brother Jiang, our skills are nothing more than farming tricks, not worth mentioning." Partridge Whistle was extremely humble. He then called on Old Foreigner and Hua Ling to move the wolf carcass together. Each of them held a dagger, cut open the belly, and peeled off the wolf skin.

After simple processing, the wolf pelts were hung on the wall of the Bone-Hiding Gully by Partridge Whistle and the others. They said to Fifteen, "Brother Fifteen, you risked your life to guide us. We feel really bad about it. When we return by the same route after this trip, please take these wolf pelts with you."

"How can this be?"

Fifteen acted as a guide for the group, not for money, but to accompany "Buddha" in his spiritual practice and accumulate merit. How could he accept gifts from Jiang Liu and his group?

“Since it’s Brother Partridge Whistle’s kind gesture, Fifteen, please accept it,” Jiang Liu said.

"OK then."

Since "Buddha" said so, Fifteen happily accepted Partridge Whistle's gift. However, since they had not yet reached their destination, the eighteen wolf skins had to be hung in this Bone-Hiding Gully first.

It took a whole day to climb over Gaqingpo. After all, Fifteen was just an ordinary person. Even with Jiang Liu's strength, it still took a lot of effort.

The silver-eyed nun and the five lamas were also exhausted.

Therefore, Jiang Liu decided to set up camp on the spot and rest for the night. As luck would have it, a feast fell from the sky: several wild buffalo that had recently died. They could start a fire and make a roast beef!

# Chapter 1013 Astral Projection —

A warm breeze blows, and animal bones are hidden in the ditch.

The firelight is scorching, bringing a sense of comfort and warmth to the body.

The group tore down withered vines from the cliff, lit a campfire, roasted beef, sprinkled it with salt and sauce, and took out the barley wine they had brought. They ate a bite of beef and drank a sip of barley wine, finding it incredibly pleasant.

Meanwhile, the silver-eyed nun and the five lamas simply ate the dry rations they had brought.

"Nun, Lama, why aren't you eating?"

Hua Ling was puzzled.

While in the village, the Yin-Yang nun and the five lamas also ate meat.

“Although we eat meat, this wild boar meat does not conform to the principle of ‘three clean meats’ in our doctrine.”

The silver-eyed nun gave her reasons.

What are the three kinds of pure meat?

To not see the killing, not hear the killing, and not suspect the killing means not to personally witness the slaughter of animals, not to hear the sounds of slaughter, and not to suspect that the animals were being slaughtered for one's own sake.

Although the wild boar meat in front of us was not slaughtered by humans, it was driven by a pack of wolves to Zanggugou, fell down, and lost its life, so it was also "slaughtered".

They had witnessed the bison's death and heard its agonizing cries, thus breaking two of their three purifications, and therefore could not eat it.

Strictly speaking, the beef and mutton that the village chief slaughtered to entertain Jiang Liu and his group also violated the third principle of the "three clean meats" rule.

But the silver-eyed nun and the five lamas all ate it...

how to say?

For Tibetan lamas and nuns, the third principle of the "three pure meats" is somewhat like Schrödinger's cat. The word "doubt" is enough to prove that as long as lamas and nuns deny the objective facts and deceive themselves, they can eat the meat that the host slaughtered to entertain them with a clear conscience.

However, the first two principles are objective requirements, and as monks practicing asceticism, they cannot choose to turn a blind eye or a deaf ear.

Upon learning the reason, Hua Ling didn't ask any more questions. She and the others deliberately kept their eating noises down so as not to disturb the "devoutness" of the Silver-Eyed Nun and the others.

After the campfire died down, everyone returned to their tents. Fifteen volunteered to take the night watch, and Partridge Whistle, Old Foreigner, and Flower Spirit also took turns keeping watch. He said to Jiang Liu and the others, "The entity behind the Demon Kingdom Ruins must be extremely powerful. You need to take care of yourselves. Leave this small matter to us."

Zhang Zhiwei and Lu Jin didn't make a fuss and went to sleep peacefully.